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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 12 July 2010 [PDF]
• Final MC-12 deployed to USCENTCOM AOR AFNS 12 Jul 2010 -- The 30th MC-12 Liberty deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility completing the initial deployment plan.
• Iraqi Forces Arrest Several Terrorism Suspects AFPS 12 Jul 2010 -- Iraqi security forces arrested several terrorism suspects during recent combined operations with U.S. advisors in Iraq.
• Airmen shut down 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Det. 3 AFNS 12 Jul 2010 -- The 732nd Security Forces Squadron, Det. 3, was inactivated during a ceremony July 3, at 7:32 a.m.
• Provincial Official Helps Thwart Insurgent Attack AFPS 12 Jul 2010 -- Afghan National Police and the subgovernor of Ghazni province thwarted an insurgent attack in Gahzni’s Khwajah Omari district yesterday, military officials reported.
• 2nd Strykers assume responsibility of area in southern Afghanistan Army News 12 Jul 2010 -- 4/2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment became first Squadron in the Regiment to assume responsibility of an AOR in southern Afghanistan.
• UN Reviewing Terrorism Blacklist VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Top UN official in Afghanistan says 10 people or groups with alleged links to the Taliban are being considered for removal from a UN terrorism blacklist.
• Afghan Leader Reportedly Pushing UN to Trim Taliban Blacklist VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Report: Afghanistan's president plans to ask the United Nations to remove as many as 50 former Taliban members from a UN terrorism blacklist.
• Karzai To Ask UN To Trim Taliban Blacklist RFE/RL 12 Jul 2010 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai reportedly plans to ask the United Nations to remove as many as 50 former Taliban members from a UN blacklist.
• Russia to deliver 21 transport helicopters to Afghanistan RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- Russia will supply Afghanistan with 21 Mi-17 Hip military transport helicopters.
• Pakistan Orders Crackdown on Militants VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Authorities in Pakistan have ordered a crackdown on militants, after a series of deadly attacks that rocked the country in recent weeks.
• A Game No More In Pakistani Pashtun Village RFE/RL 12 Jul 2010 -- Villagers are showing their resolve to prevent the Taliban from encroaching on the village by joining the local civilian militia.

Defense Policy / Programs

• F-22 Raptor rolls out in Hawaii AFNS 12 Jul 2010 -- Top military and local community leaders gathered here July 9 for a dedication service for the F-22 Raptor.
• USNS Robert E. Peary Supports the Fleet Navy NewsStand 12 Jul 2010 -- Military Sealift Command's USNS Robert E. Peary moored pierside in Djibouti July 1 following another underway period providing replenishment.
• NMCB 3 Increases Mission Readiness Through Improved Training Navy NewsStand 12 Jul 2010 -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 completed another command post exercise June 25.
• Yucca Village test area to simulate modern battlefield Army News 12 Jul 2010 -- White Sand Missile Range has a new testing and training area that will be used as a battalion level test for potential Army systems later this summer.
• Virtual trainer teaches Marines to call in fire support USMC News 12 Jul 2010 -- In reality, the support needs much more than a simple call for help, and the ones calling for it need to know what information to pass so they don't put friendly troops in danger.
• West Pointer lends guidance in international border patrol issues Army News 12 Jul 2010 -- In today's world, most countries are surrounded by much weaker or nonexistent forms of border security.
• US and S. Korean Forces Staging Exercises KCNA 12 Jul 2010 -- The United States was reported to have kicked off the RIMPAC joint military exercises on July 1 in the waters off Hawaii, U.S. which will last till August 1.
• Angkor Sentinel & Keris Strike Army News 12 Jul 2010 -- Angkor Sentinel 10 and Keris Strike 10 are exercises conducted with US Armed Forces and host countries in the Asia-Pacific area of operation.
• Ready, aim, fuego! Marine reserves develop skills with foreign nations in Peru USMC News 12 Jul 2010 -- Marines from the US and 9 other partner nations have come together to focus on fundamentals necessary to enhance each nation's peacekeeping and humanitarian capabilities.
• Peruvian Marines Visit USS New Orleans Navy NewsStand 12 Jul 2010 -- Officers from Peru's Infanteria de Marina arrived via helicopter on board USS New Orleans July 9.
• Four Little Rock aircrews take part in largest joint exercise formation AFNS 12 Jul 2010 -- Four Little Rock Air Force Base aircrews took part in the largest formation ever assembled for a joint forcible entry exercise.
• 48th AMDS team returns from Djibouti AFNS 12 Jul 2010 -- An optometry team from the 48th Aerospace Medicine Squadron joined peers as part of the first Medical Civic Action Program operation in Tadjoura, Djibouti.
• Haiti Task Force Focuses on Engineering, Medical Missions AFPS 12 Jul 2010 -- Soldiers, sailors and airmen assigned to Joint Task Force New Horizons have made major progress on their missions in Haiti.
• Iwo Jima Deploys in Support of Continuing Promise Navy NewsStand 12 Jul 2010 -- USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) departed Naval Station Norfolk July 12 in support of Continuing Promise 2010 (CP10).
• Seven Guatemalan Sailors Rescued by HSV Swift Navy NewsStand 12 Jul 2010 -- Seven Guatemalan special forces sailors were rescued from their capsized vessel by High Speed Vessel Swift Sailors and merchant mariners.
• Defense, Guard Establish 8 Homeland Response Force Units AFPS 12 Jul 2010 -- Eight more homeland response force units will be established in fiscal 2012, Defense Department and National Guard Bureau officials said.
• Louisiana Guardsmen reinforce oil-protection structures Army News 12 Jul 2010 -- Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard are reinforcing oil protection structures along the coasts of Grand Isle and Port Fourchon, La.
• VA Eases Claims Process for Veterans with PTSD AFPS 12 Jul 2010 -- The Veterans Affairs Department will publish a final regulation intended to ease the claims process and improve access to health care for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Russia against placing weapons in space - Medvedev RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- Russian President Medvedev reiterated that Russia was strictly against the placement of weapons in space.
• Russian President Calls For New Alliances With EU, U.S. RFE/RL 12 Jul 2010 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for new alliances with the United States and the European Union.
• Russian warship to visit British port ahead of FRUKUS 2010 drills RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- Destroyer from Russia's Northern Fleet will make a port call in Plymouth before joining FRUKUS 2010 naval drills.
• Ukraine-NATO military drills to begin on Monday RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- Ukraine-NATO Sea Breeze military exercises will begin in Ukraine's Black Sea region later on Monday.
• U.N. Arms Trade Treaty Talks Begin VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Formal negotiations began on a new international treaty to control the trade of conventional weapons.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 7/12/2010 The White House 12 Jul 2010
• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, 07/13/10 US Dept. of State 12 Jul 2010

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 12, 2010
• Boeing Unveils Unmanned Phantom Eye Demonstrator Boeing 12 Jul 2010 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today unveiled the hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system, a demonstrator that will stay aloft at 65,000 feet for up to four days.
• Taranis Combat Aircraft Thunders into view BAE Systems 12 Jul 2010 -- A prototype unmanned combat aircraft of the future, Taranis, has been unveiled by the UK Ministry of Defence for the first time today.
• Boeing Completes Initial Tests for Army Brigade Combat Team Modernization Increment 1 Boeing 12 Jul 2010 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that Increment 1 of the Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) program has completed its Technical Tests, the first key milestone in the 2010 testing cycle.
• U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $30 Million for Stryker Double-V Hull Production General Dynamics 12 Jul 2010 -- The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), $30 million to begin production of a double-V-shaped hull for the Stryker infantry combat vehicle. Preliminary testing of the new hull has proven that the design increases the level of protection and survivability provided to soldiers.
• Lockheed Martin Successfully Completes Critical Design Review for U.S. Navy’s Communications at Speed and Depth Program Lockheed Martin 12 Jul 2010 -- A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led industry team has completed a successful critical design review for a system that will give U.S. Navy submarines real-time, two-way communications without requiring platforms to proceed to periscope depth. The review clears the way for the team to begin producing hardware and to deliver engineering design models in early 2011.
• Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors Make Permanent Home In Hawaii Lockheed Martin 12 Jul 2010 -- Officials at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, formally dedicated two Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-22 Raptors on July 9, inaugurating the base as the newest permanent home for the aircraft and marking the start of a partnership between the Hawaii Air National Guard and the active-duty Air Force in flying the F-22.
• Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Air Force Mission Planning Enterprise Contract II Northrop Grumman 12 Jul 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) award from the U.S. Air Force to provide mission planning software systems and tools so that warfighters can quickly and effectively plan missions and transfer required data to aircraft avionics.
• Navy Awards $59 Million to Raytheon for Aegis Advanced Procurement Raytheon 12 Jul 2010 -- The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) $59.2 million for advanced procurement of critical components of the Aegis weapons system for the next two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, DDG 114 and DDG 115.
• Raytheon Receives $14 Million Ship Self Defense System Contract Raytheon 12 Jul 2010 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $14.2 million contract to deliver the Ship Self Defense System (SSDS Mk 2) Open Architecture for four U.S. Navy ships and one land-based test facility.
• Northrop Grumman-Led ICBM Prime Integration Team Participates in 200th Test Launch of a Minuteman III Missile Northrop Grumman 12 Jul 2010 -- The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Prime Team, led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), participated in the 200th scheduled operational test launch of an ICBM from Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), Calif., on June 16, 2010.
• Orbital Successfully Launches First High-Altitude Coyote Supersonic Target Vehicle for U.S. Navy Orbital Sciences Corp. 12 Jul 2010 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB), one of the world’s leading space technology companies, today announced that it successfully launched the “High Diver” Coyote supersonic target vehicle from San Nicolas Island, California, validating its suitability for future high-altitude naval threat simulations and anti-missile response system tests.

Other Conflicts

• Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 12 July 2010 United Nations 12 Jul 2010
• Press Conference by Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative to Mark Six-Month Anniversary of Haiti Earthquake, 12 July 2010 United Nations 12 Jul 2010
• North Korea, US to Hold Warship Talks VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Senior officers from the US-led United Nations Command and North Korea are expected to discuss the recent sinking of a South Korean warship.
• Israel Defense Forces justify attack on Gaza-bound aid flotilla RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- Israel Defense Forces justified the attack of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla by Israeli commandos in May in a review conducted by a team of experts.
• Israeli Probe Faults Military Planning in Deadly Raid on Gaza Aid Flotilla VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Investigation found that Israel's armed forces committed serious errors when preparing and carrying out the raid on aid ship in May.
• Burundi's Military on High Alert Following Uganda Attack VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Military put on high alert to protect unarmed civilians, as well as the country's sensitive installations, following blasts in Uganda.
• AU: Kampala Bombs Will Not Affect Somalia Peacekeeping VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Africa's top security official: Deadly bomb attacks in Kampala have strengthened resolve to root out al-Qaida-linked elements in Somalia.
• Somali Militants Claim Uganda Bomb Attacks VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Al-Qaida's affiliate in Somalia, al-Shabab, has taken responsibility for two separate bombings late Sunday in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
• At Least 64 Killed in Uganda Bombings VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Officials in Uganda say Somalia's al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab rebel group is suspected of carrying out Sunday's twin bombings in the capital Kampala.
• Scores Killed in Sunday's Twin Bomb Blasts in Uganda VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Authorities in Uganda said more than 60 people were killed and scores more wounded in two separate bomb explosions in the capital, Kampala.
• Russia condemns Uganda bombings that left 64 dead RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- Russian President Medvedev on Monday condemned the bomb attacks in Uganda that killed 64 and expressed condolences to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
• Georgia must recognize independence of republics for NATO membership - Russian envoy RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- Russia's ambassador to NATO: Georgian NATO membership are impossible as long as Georgia does not recognize independence.
• PACE monitors to visit Georgia RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- A delegation of PACE monitors will arrive in Georgia on Monday for a 4-day working visit.
• Terrorism to Dominate Agenda at Indo-Pakistan Foreign Ministers Meeting VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Terrorism is expected to top the agenda later this week when India and Pakistan's foreign ministers meet in Islamabad.
• Kashmiri Politicians Call for Probe into Civilian Deaths VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Politicians in Indian-controlled Kashmir are urging the state government to order an independent inquiry into the deaths during protests.
• Former War Crimes Prosecutor Expects Enforcement of Sudan Arrest Warrants VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- The former chief prosecutor for the UN War Crimes Tribunal for Sierra Leone said African countries have the political will to enforce arrest warrants.
• ICC Issues Second Arrest Warrant for Sudan's al-Bashir VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir for the crime of genocide.
• Darfur: ICC charges Sudanese President with genocide UN News Centre 12 Jul 2010 -- The ICC issued a second arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, adding genocide to the list of charges.
• Dismissing appeal, ICC says trial of Congolese militia leader will go on UN News Centre 12 Jul 2010 -- Judges at the ICC dismissed a request by Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga to have the war crimes case against him dropped.
• UN chief stresses need for accountability at event marking Srebrenica massacre UN News Centre 12 Jul 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban stressed the need to ensure accountability for those involved in the massacre of Srebrenica.

News Reports

• Russian envoy: Sanctions to make Iran cooperate RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- Sanctions against Iran will make the Islamic Republic cooperate with the international community.
• Medvedev: Iran Nearer to Nuclear Weapons Potential VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Russian President Dmitri Medvedev says Iran is getting closer to having the potential to build a nuclear weapon.
• Iran could acquire nuke weapons capability - Medvedev RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- Russian President Medvedev: Iran is close to acquiring the capability to make nuclear weapons.
• Russia Says Iran Moving Closer To Nuclear Weapons RFE/RL 12 Jul 2010 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that Iran is moving closer to having the potential to create nuclear weapons.
• Iran to load reactor in Sept. 2011 - nuclear chief RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- Nuclear fuel for the Tehran research reactor will be ready in September 2011.
• S. Korean Unification Minister's Reckless Remarks Blasted KCNA 12 Jul 2010 -- Hyon In Thaek, minister of Unification of south Korea, in his recent "morning lecture," let loose reckless remarks against the DPRK.
• Koreans Called on to Remain True to Cause of June 15 KCNA 12 Jul 2010 -- It is an irresistible trend of the times to remain true to the cause of June 15 and give momentum to it.
• Rodong Sinmun on WPK's Exploits KCNA 12 Jul 2010 -- The Workers' Party of Korea organizes and guides all the victories of the Korean people, says Rodong Sinmun in a joint signed article.
• Kim Il Sung's Dedication to Solution to Food Problem KCNA 12 Jul 2010 -- The Korean people, on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of President Kim Il Sung's demise, are recollecting the devoted efforts made by him for a solution to the food shortage.
• Story of Kim Il Sung KCNA 12 Jul 2010 -- One day in October Juche 39 (1950), President Kim Il Sung had his car stopped near a cabbage field on his way to Changsong County, North Phyongan Province, seeing soldiers engaged in cabbage harvest.
• Fidel Castro to Appear on Cuban Television VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro is to appear on Cuban television Monday, just days after making his first known public appearance since becoming ill four years ago.
• Cuba's Castro to make first TV appearance since 2006 RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2010 -- Fidel Castro, Cuba's 83-year-old revolutionary leader, will appear on La Mesa Redonda talk show.
• Top Kyrgyz Officials Resign To Take Part In Parliamentary Elections RFE/RL 12 Jul 2010 -- Two deputy chairmen of Kyrgyzstan's interim government have announced their resignations so they can campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
• EU Meeting Comes at Critical Time for Turkey's Membership Bid VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- The first visit to Turkey by EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton begins Tuesday.
• Japan's Ruling Party Faces Uphill Battle After Election Defeat VOA 12 Jul 2010 -- The ruling Democratic Party of Japan is assessing the damage from its defeat in the Upper House elections.